NOTE.—On the Ferrer case, I may inform readers of The Socialist that he was quite innocent of any participation in the rising. He fell a victim to Catholic bigotry and Republican cowardice. One or two Republicans gave evidence against him with the idea of saving their own skins.

A rage of re.cent history that reveals the weakness of Trade Unionism against the forces of Modern Capitalism, and points out the urgent need of Industrial Unionism. War c‘ents in the labour Movement crowding fast one upon the other, as they necessarily do to-day, it is difficul

The S.L.P. declares that the present industrial system creates more poverty and misery than ever existed before, and Mr Barker verifies the statement. He says; "Most of our workers are very badly paid. Mr Sydney Webb stated before the Conference of the National Anti-Sweating Lea

S.—lt does. Your solution is no solution at all. Production is ever being increased by means of machines, which throw ever larger numbers of workers out of work. It does sound funny, but it is true. What you have to do is to take these machines from the capitalist. He stole them

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